Michael Akam
Impact in
Papers in
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- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation 74
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 23
- Genetics 39
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities 19
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior 13
- Co-authors
- Cassandra G. Extavour (2 shared papers)Michalis Averof (5 shared papers)Ariel D. Chipman (6 shared papers)Alfonso Martínez-Arias (4 shared papers)Charles E. Cook (5 shared papers)Andrew Peel (5 shared papers)Vivian F. Irish (2 shared papers)Stephen Greig (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Development (20 papers)Nature (13 papers)Developmental Biology (10 papers)Current Biology (9 papers)Evolution & Development (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesKazakhstan
In The Last Decade
Michael Akam
127 papers receiving 10.3k citations
Michael Akam's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 136
- Aging 286
- Genetics 3.3k
- Molecular Biology 7.9k
- Paleontology 784
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1.8k
Countries citing papers authored by Michael Akam
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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Akam
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Michael Akam, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | The molecular basis for metameric pattern in the Drosophila embryo Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 909 |
| 2 | Mechanisms of germ cell specification across the metazoans: epigenesis and preformation Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 588 |
| 3 | Nucleotide sequence of tobacco mosaic virus RNA. Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 572 |
| 4 | Molecular Genetics of the Bithorax Complex in Drosophila melanogaster Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 523 |
| 5 | 1999 | 407 | |
| 6 | 1989 | 381 | |
| 7 | 1989 | 252 | |
| 8 | 1985 | 245 | |
| 9 | 1983 | 229 | |
| 10 | 1985 | 219 | |
| 11 | 2005 | 212 | |
| 12 | 1995 | 208 | |
| 13 | 2005 | 162 | |
| 14 | 1997 | 152 | |
| 15 | 1993 | 148 | |
| 16 | 1994 | 137 | |
| 17 | 1996 | 135 | |
| 18 | 1989 | 133 | |
| 19 | 2001 | 132 | |
| 20 | 1994 | 126 |
About Michael Akam
Michael Akam is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 127 papers that have together received 10.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (74 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (36 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (23 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (19 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (14 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (13 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (12 papers) and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (286 citations), Genetics (3.3k citations), Molecular Biology (7.9k citations), Paleontology (784 citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.8k citations). Michael Akam has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Kazakhstan. Frequent co-authors include Cassandra G. Extavour, Michalis Averof, Ariel D. Chipman, Alfonso Martínez-Arias, Charles E. Cook, Andrew Peel, Vivian F. Irish, Stephen Greig, Gary Struhl and Peter K. Dearden. Their work appears in journals such as Development, Nature, Developmental Biology, Current Biology and Evolution & Development.
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